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Sudbury, Suffolk, All Saints
Place Sudbury
All Saints
Shown in county lists as Sudbury, All Ss
Lieutenancy area Suffolk
Country England
Historic county Suffolk
Dove tower ID 15144
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 26½ cwt in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL868409
Latitude & longitude 52.03571, 0.72277View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode CO10 2BJ
Diocese St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11841
URL http://www.suffolkbells.org.uk/towers/sudbury1.php
Affiliation Suffolk Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 28 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 26½ cwt in D
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 26½ cwt (~2970 lb or ~1350 kg) in D (580.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1937 by Alfred Bowell (major overhaul)
Bells rehung
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Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–2–81193.0D31.00″1876John Warner & SonsYNFC
27–0–81113.0C♯32.00″1876John Warner & SonsYNFC
37¼ cwt1002.0B32.00″1701Henry PleasantY4FC
48 cwt892.0A35.50″1671Miles III GrayeY4FC
510½ cwtG39.50″c1480†H SY4FC
614¾ cwt745.0F♯44.25″c1410†Robert BurfordY4FC
720 cwt659.0E49.25″c1480†H SY4FC
8<26–2–27580.0D53.00″1875John Warner & SonsR4FC
Source: M Smith(Church Bells); CBC; A Mayle(RWMC); JCB; C Pickford; P Denton(A Moult); D Sloman
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock3 cwt1388.0F24.38″c1399†(unidentified)Y8
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Clock1896Metal~ 9.C1
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81876OakJohn Warner & Sons6.D8.3
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Notes

[1]Clock bell frame

Clock bell is in metal birdcage type frame with domed top bearing the name C Gooch 1896

Published: 24/12/2022

[2]Overhaul by Alfred Bowell

From Bowell’s ledger- 8th Sept 1937 To rehanging the eight bells £120. To eight new bell ropes £8. Invoiced to Mrs A.S.G Brown, 41 Elsworthy Road, London NW3, Cheque on account 28 Nov 1936 £64. Cheque 15 Sept 1937 £64

Published: 30/03/2023

Update log
30/03/2023Overhaul added [Bowell's ledger 1937]
26/12/2022Ellacombe added [Neal Dodge]
24/12/2022Fr9: year, maker, truss, and layout added [Neal Dodge]
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